P.S. I Love You | 
 enlarge | Director: Richard Lagravenese
Actors: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Format: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 113862
UPC: 085391138624
EAN: 0085391138624
ASIN: B000YAA68C
Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 2007
Release Date: May 6, 2008 (New: This Week)
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Product Description
Buy a new outfit. Be a disco diva. Learn to fish. Take a chance. Travel. Laugh. Love. Sometimes all you need to start really living is a little shove in the right direction ? and that?s just what Holly Kennedy gets. From the handsome big-hearted love of her life. From a series of mysterious letters. And from gal pals who know that a friend in need is a friend in need of some laughs! Based on Cecelia Ahern?s joyful bestseller and boasting a top cast led by two-time Academy Award? winner* Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler (300) P.S. I Love You is your very own message full of fun love triumph and romance. Open it now. (P.S. You?ll love it!)System Requirements:Running Time: 126 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/ROMANTIC COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 085391138624 Manufacturer No: 113862
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For those who believe true love lasts beyond this physical plane, P.S. I Love You is a jewel in the romantic-movie crown. With elements of Ghost, Heaven Can Wait, and My Life, the film is an unabashed valentine to the notion of lasting (everlasting?) love. Hilary Swank is Holly, a deeply happy lass married to the most impossibly adorable Irishman on the planet, Gerry (Gerard Butler). When an illness takes him from her, Holly spirals into depression. Then, as if from beyond the grave, communications, gifts, and remembrances from Gerry begin to appear--gestures he'd planned knowing his death was coming. The "communications" with her dead husband could threatened to keep Holly in past, yet they begin to pave a path into her future. Swank, not a traditional romantic actress, is quite moving as Holly, whose grief and confusion is palpable. Butler will win new continents of fans, largely female, as the yummiest honey one could wish for. Special kudos to the supporting cast, including Lisa Kudrow as a Holly pal, and James Marsters and Kathy Bates, always breaths of fresh air onscreen. Under the sure hand of director-writer Richard LaGravenese, P.S. I Love You is touching, sad (have tissues on hand), and heartbreakingly lovely. --A.T. Hurley
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Wonderful tearjerker May 12, 2008
coyotesings (Santa Margarita, CA USA)
Okay, I'm biased. I bought the movie because Gerard Butler is in it. What I discovered was a funny, sad and always emotional film. I loved the quirkiness of Lisa Kudrow's character. As always Gerard Butler is sweet, charming, and oh so good looking. I was relieved they left out most of his illness, only showing one scene while Jerry was ill.
The music was really wonderful. Unfortunately, in the CD Gerard's songs were not included. His rendition of I'll Love You 'Til the End is really touching.
This is most definitely a chick flick, but guys should probably watch it for some romantic tips.
The trip to Ireland was really a nice addition to the film. The book was placed in Ireland and so the trip was to Spain. The producers chose to send Holly and her friends to Ireland to include it in the film and it made for a nice touch.
Good film and I'm happy to have purchased it.
JJ
:>)
A good life lesson May 12, 2008
Chiara Granado (Ft. Worth, TX)
I thought this movie was fantastic. Great moral behind the story and just an overall great cast. I agree with others that with Swank, it's hard for her to be so goofy and funny because she plays such a great serious actress in most of her films, but she delivered this role very well. This movie was a tear jerker, Gerard Butler is hot and great actor, and he does play that perfect man.
It touched me when I realized how hard it is to be a grieving widow but how amazing to have experienced such a great love, and Gerry is her guide...
SEE IT! It's a keeper!
 LOVE IT! May 12, 2008
S. Kumm (Wisconsin)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw this in the theater. And cried the whole movie through..it was great. A must see chick flick!
 Where I have seen this all before? May 12, 2008
terpfan1980 (Somewhere near Washington DC, United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Answer: Ghost. (Well, that's one answer, there are others too, like the film Reign Over Me, with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle doing a male perspective of similar themes.)
P.S. I love you is a film about grief. Grieving over the loss of a loved one, in this case Hilary Swank plays Holly who we'll see remembering her husband Gerry who has passed away from a brain tumor. Gerry apparently had time to make plans before his death and those plans revolve around leaving behind letters to Holly providing her instructions on things she must do as she moves on from her loss.
The film opens with a brief glimpse into Holly and Gerry's happy life, though at that point we're watching a lover's quarrel over discussion of their future together. The little glimpse gives us a bit of insight into the fact that Gerry never seemed to have a plan while Holly was trying to be incredibly organized and work towards goals she had laid out for herself and them as a couple. Seeing that initial glimpse of their relationship and that status makes Gerry's letters and the planning he has done all the more poignant.
The movie flows fairly quickly over it's just over 2 hour running time and actually does a pretty good job of not dwelling on sadness. Yes we know that Holly is unhappy about her loss, and yes she has issues adjusting to being alone and without the love of her life, but there isn't the depression and sadness that would drag a viewer down and leave you feeling like you just wanted the movie to end.
Along the way Holly gets instructions to journey to Ireland. We find out there, as if we didn't know from Gerry's accent in the scenes where he appears, that the couple had met in Ireland back when Holly was a student touring the world a bit as she was trying to determine what she wanted to be in life. Apparently they fell in love at first sight, and were destined to be together always, or at least until death parted them.
Kathy Bates turns in a decent performance as Holly's mother, and other cast members perform well as Holly's sisters and friends. The story is good, not great, but good, and the original writing shines through fairly well. Adapted from a novel and somewhat Americanized (set in New York, rather than in Ireland), we do benefit from several beautiful scenes of the Irish countryside.
Some sexual dialogue and sparing use of language that would cause the film to earn a more adult rating, but no nudity, and little objectionable content for those concerned about such things.
Worth a rental at least. Some may love the film and feel compelled to buy their own copy. If you go with a disc-based copy, take a few minutes to check out the extras including a few deleted/extended scenes. Unfortunately the deleted scenes are without introduction so viewers are left wondering where exactly they fit in the sequence of the film, but most are fairly obvious. An introduction for each would have been nice, and one scene in particular (at the travel agency) really should have been included in some way. Perhaps running next to the credits. Most of the rest (outside of a reunion scene with Gina Gershon's character) are not really noticable, though that scene (with Gershon's character) probably should have made the final cut.
Bloody Love It May 12, 2008
Pat Shand (Freeport, NY USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's a chick flick. I'm a dude. But I "bloody" loved it.
The writing behind this movie is fantastic. It manages to tell a tragic story that bursts with hope, without making it feel too depressing or too cheesy. In the way these characters, especially Holly (played masterfully by Hilary Swank), interact, react, and talk, there is such an understanding of humanity. We're all flawed, we all fight for stupid reasons, we all goof off, and we all have immense regrets. This is a movie about moving past all of that.
There aren't many bad things that can be said about this movie. The cast is great--I mean, come on, Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, James Marsters, you can't go wrong. The direction is fantastic, especially how they mix in glimpses of the past with the present. This film utterly succeeds in pulling the audience in, letting them get to know who these characters really are, so that what happens to them really *matters* when you're watching. I can't give it a perfect 10/10 because it does drag a bit in the middle, but considering how good the rest of this film is, that's no biggie at all.
Don't NetFlicks it. Don't BlockBuster it. Don't buy it On-Demand. This is a DVD that you need to have in your collection. Preferably near the top shelf.
9/10
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